Donald Trump

Tuesday

Mar 14, 2017 at 3:24 PMMar 16, 2017 at 3:20 PM

Background/Early Life• Donald Trump grew up in Queens, New York, the son of a real estate developer.• After college, including graduating from prestigious business college Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Trump joined the family business and eventually took it over. His work made him one of the most recognizable figures in New York City, and eventually due to his work on Fifth Avenue with Trump Tower and with casinos in Atlantic City, he achieved a more national profile.• Trump considered running for president before the 2016 election, even campaigning as a member of the Reform Party in 2000, but used his fame to comment on political matters instead of running for office.• In 2004 Trump produced and starred in “The Apprentice,” an NBC reality series where candidates competed for a chance to work for the Trump Organization.• Trump used his popularity from the show, as well as his position as an outspoken critic of President Obama, to launch a campaign for the 2016 presidential election.On The Campaign Trail• Trump ran for president with the campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” He promised to build a wall along the Mexican border that he said he would get Mexico to pay for, to keep Mexican immigrants from coming into the country; repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare; and follow a policy of “Americanism, not globalism.”• Trump emerged from a crowded field of Republican candidates to win the nomination and face former first lady, U.S. senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.• Despite derogatory comments about women throughout his campaign, a lawsuit settlement involving his venture Trump University, and alleged ties to Russia, Trump won the electoral college vote, though he lost the popular vote to Clinton, and became the 45th president of the United States.While In Office• Trump quickly issued executive orders once in office that included building the wall along the border, beginning the process of repealing Obamacare, and a travel ban keeping refugees and immigrants from a list of seven countries from entering America. • Trump spent his first few months in office building his cabinet. Many of his nominees drew criticism from Democrats before being passed through the Republican-controlled Congress.

Notable Quote• “In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving. We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly complaining but never doing anything about it. The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action.” – from his inaugural address Jan. 20, 2017